Would not such a reading confirm their suspicion that Christianity thrives
on shame and guilt?
Not exact matches
Without the
guilt and shame and fear we wouldn't want Him to work
on us.»
I now believe it does a tremendous disservice to honorable people who are faithful believers to place
on them the additional burden of
guilt,
shame and magnified suffering that comes from the kind of doctrine that promotes (sells) prayer as a magic talisman which will somehow change God's mind, alter physical circumstance,
and fix intractable problems — if only the one praying has enough faith or asks in the right way or lives a holy enough life or professes Jesus enough or waits patiently or never gives up or any of a hundred different gotchas that can be called upon to justify the lack of an affirmative answer.
But Justin explains that this is unhealthy,
and places terrible burdens of
shame and guilt on a child.
The fact is that when you remove the invented deities who some claim have made rules as to our s e x ual activity, the stigma
and guilt and shame drop away
and we can get
on to the very rewarding job of living
and being good to one another.
Does that call the Latin / Western Church's emphasis
on guilt and justification rather than
shame and psychological / spiritual healing into question?
Not related, but a nice article
on the difference between our
guilt - culture
and the honor /
shame culture of the Scriptures.
No you wouldn't because you know that he was
on a mission to undermine the principalities
and the authorities that silenced the voice of the people, limited their freedoms,
and burdened their shoulders with
shame,
guilt and fear.
Others, often victims of battering or marital rape, tell of partners insisting
on trying some practice discovered in porn wares (10 per cent of such victims in one study) These women report suicide attempts, nightmares, fears, anxieties,
shame and guilt — reactions which resemble rape trauma syndrome.
Why would I lay
shame,
guilt,
and fear
on her?
If they were, they would do it secretly since the teaching is based
on guilt and shame, then again educating how good sex can promote a healthy marriage is out of the question... vicious cycle it is...
Because this
shame or
guilt sometimes definitely creeps up
on me
and is really not a healthy relationship to food.
I suspect people feel so much
guilt and shame because all of the burden of parenting (from decision - making to action) is
on their shoulders alone.
If parents had more people to turn to in order to help make decisions (relying
on others» experience, expertise
and yes, opinions)
and these people could also be counted upon to help when decisions / thoughts turn to action... well, I think everyone would be better off
and there would be less bad feelings,
guilt and shame.
As «second victims» not only do we suffer intense emotional trauma
and vulnerability, but depending
on the circumstances, nurses can also suffer
shame,
guilt, anger, embarrassment, humiliation, isolation, depression,
and loss of confidence.
We take
on the blame,
guilt,
and shame that really belong to the drinker.
The
guilt and shame about not being able to breastfeed my babies
and having to rely
on formula turned me into this obsessive, that was so wound up
and wrapped up with breastfeeding that I couldnt see what was really important.
From that moment
on I gave her bottles
and felt a
shame and guilt that I couldn't feed my baby
and that I was starving her.
A woman who is treated with a sense of respect
and dignity
and whose choices are honored will not only labor well but will be far less likely to look back
on her birthing experience with a sense of
guilt,
shame, failure
and deep emotional pain.
There are also controversies
and ethical considerations surrounding the means used by public campaigns which attempt to increase breastfeeding rates, relating to pressure put
on women,
and potential feeling of
guilt and shame of women who fail to breastfeed;
and social condemnation of women who use formula.
The
guilt and shame threaten to overwhelm us driving us to abandon the relationship
and instead relying
on controlling our child's behavior in hopes it will end the suffering.
And as I mom shame myself from the past about the present and incur the mom guilt that follows, another thought dawns on me: as a second - time mom, with all the benefit of my great wisdom (that's a joke, by the way), I also judge first - time mom
And as I mom
shame myself from the past about the present
and incur the mom guilt that follows, another thought dawns on me: as a second - time mom, with all the benefit of my great wisdom (that's a joke, by the way), I also judge first - time mom
and incur the mom
guilt that follows, another thought dawns
on me: as a second - time mom, with all the benefit of my great wisdom (that's a joke, by the way), I also judge first - time mom me.
But behind the
shame and guilt, I was surprised at how freeing not relying
on breastfeeding felt.
I'm not talking about
guilt here (though wishing
guilt on people is just nasty) but rather intentionally belittling, mocking,
and dismissing others in order to induce
shame and build a false sense of superiority.
«We examined the emotions of
guilt and shame and found that when consumers feel guilty, they tend to focus
on concrete details at the expense of the bigger picture.
But underneath all the
shame and guilt, I couldn't shake the feeling that there was something more - something deeper going
on.
When your body whispers, «Hey, I'm done,» listen to her rather than let Molly mozey
on in with the
guilt and shame that keeps you eating.
Your joy lets you know that you are
on the right track,
and your anger, anxiety, depression,
guilt,
shame, numbness, or emptiness let you know that you are out of alignment with why you are
on the planet.
Read the following words,
and take note
on how they feel in your body: anger, jealousy, hate, frustration, fear,
shame, stress, sadness,
guilt, desperation, failure.
I truly believe that the
guilt and shame feelings we place
on ourselves when we eat foods that aren't
on our plan or when we've eaten too much, are even more harmful in
and damaging to our bodies than the actual food itself.
This allows us to feel more satiated as a result
and prevent us from mindless snacking or eating later
on, which tends to lead to feelings of
guilt and shame.
This too does a number
on us psychologically, first by creating restriction by only granting ourselves half
and then inducing
guilt or
shame when we go back for the other half.
-- Dr. Edward Bach Keywords:
Guilt, self - reproach, humble, apologetic, shame, unworthy, undeserving Human indication: When you feel guilt and self - reproach, not necessarily based on any actual wrong - doing but destroys the possibility of joy in li
Guilt, self - reproach, humble, apologetic,
shame, unworthy, undeserving Human indication: When you feel
guilt and self - reproach, not necessarily based on any actual wrong - doing but destroys the possibility of joy in li
guilt and self - reproach, not necessarily based
on any actual wrong - doing but destroys the possibility of joy in living.
They don't know because they've never trusted their bodies to bring them to that point
and as a result, they always feel hungry throughout the day which makes them think about food 24/7
and graze
on food all day, which can lead to feelings of
guilt and shame.
If you find resistance in loving yourself
and your body unconditionally
and / or if you find yourself getting into the self beat up mode, then it is an indication that you need to work
on clearing toxic emotions such as
guilt,
shame, self - blame, regret, self - rejection
and self - loathing.
I'll teach you how to break the barriers
on achieving the health you never thought you could, feel confident in your own skin, drop the
guilt -
shame cycle with food
and kick the confusion
on what to eat.
So now that you understand how anxiety
and depression is the link between PCOS
and low self - esteem;
and that we also have to face plenty of external barriers to feeling good about ourselves, you should now be free from any
guilt or
shame concerning your self - image
and be ready to get
on top of it.
The
shame and guilt will not do you any favors, in fact, they make it much harder to get back
on track.»
«The solution to this is not to pile
on more
shame and guilt,» she wrote.
For people who were brought up in a very conservative, Catholic environment it's possible that they have some
shame and guilt around sex & their bodies — not to mention, a different attitude than you
on casual sex.Image via MyDearValentin
on Flickr.
Why go through the
guilt,
shame and rejection with non-herpes people when thousands of people in your own area who have herpes are available
and share your outlook
on dating?
Jonny Lee Miller's Holmes
and Lucy Liu's Joan Watson forge a deep friendship built respectively
on terminal
guilt and intransigent
shame.
It also touches
on the themes of remembrance
and reminders,
guilt, resentment
and forgiveness,
shame and coercion.
Amy Raye carries the
guilt and shame of addictive behavior that started when she was a teen growing up
on her grandparent's farm; her emotional terrain is as rough
and ragged as the pits
and cliffs of the landscape she is lost in.
I recently found myself
on Oprah.com listening to Dr. Brené Brown explain the difference between
guilt and shame.
Those of you who follow this blog daily probably have gathered already that I'm going to follow up
on two recent thought - provoking posts, one by Tom Bentley («Shatter Your Characters»)
on using
shame and guilt to -LSB-...]
Recent conversations about the proposed sculpture of a freedman originally planned to be placed near the City - County Building in Indianapolis reflect an unhealthy pattern of dealing with this critical aspect of our history that needs to be broken; a pattern that focuses
on feelings of
guilt,
shame and apathy.
For the pagans, honor
and pride were valued, but for the Christians it is meekness
and humility; for the pagans it was public
shame, for Christians, private
guilt; for pagans there was a celebration of hierarchy, with superior
and inferior people, but for Christians there is egalitarianism;
and for pagans there was more emphasis
on justice, while for Christians there is emphasis
on mercy (turning the other cheek).
Built
on fearmongering, apocalyptic forecasts, doom
and gloom, sin,
guilt,
shame, penance, tithing (carbon taxes), blind -LSB-...]
One of the most compelling things about Phil Jones
and his performance in this spectacle is that he allows the
shame of his
guilt over the overegged certainty to show
on his face
and he reveals it in his words, too, but subtly.